York County School Division elections (2016)

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2017 → ← 2015
York County School Division Elections
General election date
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (14–15):
12,695 students
Expenditures (FY 13):
$144.3 million

One of the five seats on the York County School Division school board in Virginia was up for special election to a three-year term on November 8, 2016. The District 4 seat was on the ballot due to the death of former member R. Page Minter. James "Jimmy" Richardson defeated Todd Mathes in the election.

Elections

Results

York County School Division,
District 4 Special Election, 3-year term, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	James "Jimmy" Richardson	52.7%	3,565
	Nonpartisan	Todd Mathes	46.5%	3,146
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.7%	49
Total Votes				6,760
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Elections Database," accessed June 13, 2017

Candidates

James "Jimmy" Richardson		Todd Mathes

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Past elections

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2015 See also: York County School Division elections (2015) York County School Board, District 1, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Barbara Haywood Incumbent 97.6% 1,989 Write-in votes 2.4% 49 Total Votes 2,038 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 York County School Board, District 2, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Cindy Kirschke Incumbent 98.4% 1,288 Write-in votes 1.6% 21 Total Votes 1,309 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 York County School Board, District 3, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Mark Medford Incumbent 53.2% 1,729 Julie Reichle 46.7% 1,517 Write-in votes 0.09% 3 Total Votes 3,249 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 York County School Board, District 4, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes R. Page Minter Incumbent 56.8% 1,736 G. Stephen Roane Jr. 42.8% 1,308 Write-in votes 0.36% 11 Total Votes 3,055 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 York County School Board, District 5, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Robert George Incumbent 49.8% 1,018 Sean Myatt 49.8% 1,017 Write-in votes 0.44% 9 Total Votes 2,044 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 2011 York County School Division, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Barbara Haywood Incumbent 98% 2,169      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 2% 44 Total Votes 2,213 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed January 29, 2015 York County School Division, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Cindy Kirschke 76.2% 1,296      Nonpartisan Linda Meadows Incumbent 23.6% 402      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 3 Total Votes 1,701 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed January 29, 2015 York County School Division, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Mark Medford Incumbent 98.5% 1,855      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.5% 29 Total Votes 1,884 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed January 29, 2015 York County School Division, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan R. Page Minter Incumbent 98.3% 1,793      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.7% 31 Total Votes 1,824 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed January 29, 2015 York County School Division, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Robert George Incumbent 97.9% 1,474      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 2.1% 31 Total Votes 1,505 Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed January 29, 2015

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About the district

See also: York County School Division, Virginia

The York County School Division is located in Virginia. The district was the 23rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013-2014 school year and served 12,471 students.

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See also

York County School Division	Virginia	School Boards
York County School Division elections (2015) List of school districts in Virginia	Virginia school board elections, 2016 Public education in Virginia Local ballot measures, Virginia	School board elections, 2016 School board elections, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2016 School board election data analysis, 2015

External links

• York County School Division
• Virginia Department of Elections